台灣光華雜誌
2011-05-26
According to the latest statistics from Taiwan's National Immigration Agency, by the end of October 2010 the total number of new immigrants to Taiwan had reached 441,314, of whom more than 64% were immigrant brides from China. Others were from mainly Southeast Asian countries such as Vietnam (about 19%), Indonesia (6.1%), Thailand (2%), the Philippines (1.5%) and Cambodia (1%).
Marriage for these newcomers is the same as for everyone else: a mixture of the sweet and the not-so-sweet. The success of a marriage is influenced by many factors including how the couple met (whether by chance or through an agency), the strength of the couple's relationship and their relationship with other family members, and family economic conditions. However, one critical difference for these new -immigrants is that they have to suffer alone the emotions of missing their natal families during Chinese New Year, a symbolic time celebrating family reunion.
New Taipei City (formerly Taipei County) with a population of nearly 3,900,000, is not only the most populous municipality in Taiwan, but also has the largest community of new immigrants (at 81,357). Districts such as Ban-qiao, -Zhonghe and San-chong are prime choices for newcomers as there are many intensive small and medium-size manufacturing and service industries providing employment opportunities.
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